Keep the Fireworks in the Sky... Not in Your Budget
The Fourth of July may be behind us, but if your school's expenses are still exploding, it's time for a different kind of celebration. Summer is prime time for campus projects, technology upgrades, and planning for the school year ahead. Before you light the fuse on another purchase order, take a look at what your MISBO Purchasing Consortium has already negotiated for you.
This year alone, MISBO member schools have saved more than $9.3 million through consortium contracts.
That's money staying where it belongs: supporting your students, faculty, and mission.
Ready for more savings, but don't know where to start? Try here:
Keep Facilities Costs from Exploding
From HVAC and lighting to flooring, maintenance, security, landscaping, outdoor spaces and more, our Facilities partners help schools maintain beautiful campuses without blowing the budget.
Max-R: Whether it’s a student union courtyard or an eight-acre campus expansion, we help education clients create outdoor spaces that hold up to heavy use and look great doing it. Prestwick works as a single-source partner for education clients, handling furniture, waste and recycling solutions, and the full scope of a project from design renderings through delivery so you’re not managing multiple vendors or chasing down timelines.
Campus Services Group: When students leave campus for the summer, many facilities leaders seize the opportunity to address deferred maintenance, deep cleaning, and capital projects. However, the most forward-thinking institutions leverage this period as a strategic window to enhance operational readiness for the entire academic year.
Browse all of our Facilities Partners
Upgrade Technology Without the Sticker Shock
Whether you're replacing devices, investing in cybersecurity, purchasing software, upgrading copiers, or working with technology consultants, our Technology partners offer solutions designed specifically for independent schools.
Browse our Technology Partners:
Make Every Dollar Work Harder
From payroll and payment solutions to consulting, tuition management, banking, auditing, and HR services, our Business & Financial Services partners can help streamline operations while protecting your bottom line.
Browse our Business & Financial Services Partners
Remember, the best savings aren't always found by negotiating harder. Sometimes they're found by taking advantage of contracts that have already done the heavy lifting for you.
Because the only thing that should be exploding this summer... is the fireworks.
Susan Kimmel
Director of the Purchasing Consortium
404.920.8844
Susan curates the MISBO Purchasing Consortium by maintaining and enhancing current partner relationships and pursuing new partnerships based on the needs of our members. Susan educates and informs members of the benefits of utilizing the MISBO Purchasing Consortium. She facilitates communications with partners concerning contracts and product offerings and assists in providing optimal partner exposure. Susan has a bachelor’s degree in business administration, an MBA with an emphasis in MIS, and a certificate in Social Media Marketing, Leadership Excellence, and AI Prompting. In her spare time, Susan is a mom to four grown kids, Gigi to five adorable grandbabies, a personal growth junkie, crochet hobbyist, travel enthusiast, dog lover ... cat tolerator, DIY wanna-be, outdoorsy-ish, and an occasional binge watcher.
You want the best products and services at the best value. MISBO is here to make that simple. Whether you're looking for a trusted partner, have questions, or want expert guidance, our team is ready to help. Let us know what you need, we're just a message away.
You can reach Susan at the number and e-mail above, or set up a Zoom call with her here: